As the Friday deadline looms to get on the State Elections Enforcement Commission agenda, it appears State House candidate Andre Baker has enough dough to qualify for public financing in his quest to defeat party endorsed Ernie Newton in an August 12 Democratic primary, according to his report filing. Last week, Speaker of the House […]
Entries Tagged as 'Charlie Stallworth'
Baker, Hughes Await Confirmation Of Public Grants For Primaries
July 17th, 2014 · 43 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Brendan Sharkey·Charlie Stallworth·Ernie Newton·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Scott Hughes
Fabs Raises $10K In First Month Of Exploratory Run For Mayor
July 7th, 2014 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Former Mayor John Fabrizi has raised just over $10,000 in a four-week period, according to campaign finance reports of his exploratory committee run for his old job. The contributions came largely from employee peers in the Board of Education, personal friends and old political alliances.
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Cianci Seeks Political Comeback, What About His Pal Joe?
June 29th, 2014 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The irrepressible Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, the longest-serving mayor in Providence, Rhode Island history, is once again seeking a political comeback. Evicted from office in 1984 for putting out a lit cigarette in the eye of his wife’s lover, Cianci made a political comeback in 1991 reclaiming the mayoralty and engineering the city’s rebirth. In 2002, the […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Buddy Cianci·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Keeley Sniffs Around For Mayoral Run
May 27th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Bob Keeley, the longest-serving legislator in the city’s history, has been relatively quiet since his failed bid in the 2011 special election to fill the state legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso who took a job with the administration of Governor Dan Malloy. But the three-time mayoral candidate has been showing his face at political functions […]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Newton Endorsed For Return To State Legislature, Rosario Endorsed Over Ayala
May 21st, 2014 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE: Ernie Newton, the self-proclaimed Moses of his peeps, was endorsed Wednesday night at the Democratic convention at Testo’s Restaurant setting up his return to the State House seat he occupied for 15 years that includes his East End voter base. William Marshall, a city minister who attended the Democratic Party convention, had contemplated a […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Christina Ayala·Dennis Bradley·Ernie Newton·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Paul Ganim·Santa Ayala·Testo's Restaurant
East End Political Yeast Rises –Will Andre Baker Challenge Newton?
May 21st, 2014 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Update: Baker decides against run. Board of Education member Andre Baker is considering a challenge of Ernie Newton for the Democratic nomination for Connecticut’s 124th State House seat that Newton once occupied. Newton is expected to receive the party endorsement tonight at Testo’s Restaurant. If Baker runs, it adds a pearly twist to city politics […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Auden Grogins·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dennis Bradley·Don Clemons·Ernie Newton·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Paul Ganim·Santa Ayala·Testo's Restaurant
Primary Fever Heats Up In The City
July 22nd, 2014 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Three weeks left until the Tsunami Tuesday August 12 Democratic primary and absentee ballots are now available. What would a city election be without the magical world of AB-racadabra (Gotta reach out and grab ya). So who ya supporting?
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Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jack Hennessy·Marilyn Moore·Santa Ayala·Scott Hughes